West Virginia Independence Hall Welcomes Christ United Methodist Church Hand Bell Choir to Help Ring in the Holidays on Dec

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12/7/2017

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​WHEELING, W.Va. – West
Virginia Independence Hall (WVIH) in Wheeling welcomes 11 members of the Christ
United Methodist Church Hand Bell Choir to help ring in the “Holidays at the
Hall.” The hand bell choir will play a variety of Christmas tunes on Saturday,
Dec. 16 at 2:30 p.m. The program is free and open to the public.

Visitors are invited to come early and enjoy refreshments on the lower level of
WVIH beginning at noon. A craft activity also will be available for the younger
crowd.

Following the hand bells performance, other musicians will play, including the
trio of Christine Gold on piano, Caitlin Skiba on cello and Tyska on hand
bells. A flutist also will perform.

For more information about the musicians, contact Janet Metzer at (443)
632-7793.

For more information about the event or WVIH, contact Debbie Jones, site
manager, at (304) 238-1300 or Deborah.J.Jones@wv.gov.

West Virginia Independence Hall has been on the National Register of Historic
Places (NRHP) since 1970. It was originally built as a federal custom house in
1859, served as the home of the pro-Union state conventions of Virginia during
the spring and summer of 1861 and as the capitol of loyal Virginia from June
1861 to June 1863. It also was the site of the first constitutional convention
for West Virginia. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988, the museum
is maintained and operated by the West Virginia Division of Culture and
History, with the cooperation and assistance of the West Virginia Independence
Hall Foundation. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday
through Saturday, with the exception of major holidays. The museum is located
on the corner of 16th and Market Streets in Wheeling.

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is proud to be able to
present its programs at no charge to the public, but without a solution to the
state’s budget situation, this could be the last year that programs of this
type could be offered. The division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, is
an agency within the Office of Secretary of Education and the Arts with Gayle
Manchin, cabinet secretary. It brings together the past, present and future
through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic
preservation and museums. For more information about the division’s programs,
events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org.
The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.

Contact Information

For more information about the event or WVIH, contact Debbie Jones, site manager, at (304) 238-1300 or Deborah.J.Jones@wv.gov.